Alison Steadman
British actress
When I read about the abuse of Baby P.
What most recently made you cry?
Question
What has been your biggest disappointment?
Failure & regret
Question
What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Identity & self
Question
What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Values & belief
Question
When was the last time you changed your mind about something?
Change of mind
Question
Which trait do you most dislike in yourself?
Identity & self
Question
What would you like to be remembered for?
Death & what remains
Originally asked
The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
A fixed Guardian Q&A prompt asked directly across respondents and years.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
On Monday in therapy.
The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 May 2026 source ↗
Others on this question
View all 193 →
Stuart Broad
English former cricketer and commentator
I am not a crier.
Ronald Harwood
South African playwright and novelist
This morning. Thinking of my wife.
Mary Berry
English food writer and television presenter
I had a little weep with joy 11 years ago when Thomas and Sarah had their IVF twins, safe and sound and perfect.
More from Alex Hassell
View profile →Not playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire. I am a huge Brando fan and a big Tennessee Williams fan and it’s a part I would love to have a go at. It’s possible I still could but I’m too old, really.
My brother Joe, he’s nine years older than me.
Careless cruelty.
On Monday in therapy.
Obsequiousness.
As someone with integrity.
More on identity & self
- What is your greatest fear? 256 answers
- Which trait do you most dislike in yourself? 243 answers
- What did you want to be when you were growing up? 195 answers
- What is your idea of perfect happiness? 158 answers
- How would you describe yourself in three words? 111 answers
- What are you most proud of? 103 answers
Also answered this
Jessica Brown Findlay, Mark Bonnar, Paul Heaton, Erin Doherty, Rebecca Ferguson, Jonnie Peacock
Search the directory for somebody in particular.
Explore further
- All identity & self questions
- The The Q&A questionnaire — 25 questions from the same format
- Explore the archive — by field, age, era, and subject